Thursday, July 26, 2007

LUBERON - PART TWO

LACOSTE - OPPÈDE LE VIEUX - MAY 2005

After Roussillon, we continued travelling in the Luberon. We saw Apt (the capital of the region), Saignon (with a fabulous view of the plains and the Luberon mountain range, as well as a beautiful 12th century roman church), and Lourmarin (where L'Etranger Nobel Prize Winner Albert Camus, who died in a car crash while en route from Lourmarin to Paris on January 4, 1960, at the age of 46, is buried). We visited Bonnieux (and its Boulangerie Museum), Lacoste (with the famous château belonging to the Marquis de Sade, and now owned by Pierre Cardin), Ménerbes (one of the finest villages in France), Oppède le Vieux, and many other villages. A few pictures remain!

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"LACOSTE - The site offers an exceptional panorama of Mount Ventoux, Luberon, the Mounts of Vaucluse and the perched villages"

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"OPPÈDE LE VIEUX - Preparing to go up the hill, after leaving the car in the lower parking"

23 comments:

I imagine these villages perched up high on hills were there exactly so the residents would have good long views of what was coming toward them. Now as the villagers look out they probably just see the hordes of tourists.

Sorry! I was on the beach for the weekend (this year I won’t be able to go on holiday more than a week/10 days, so have to profit from the weekends...). Had no chance to answer or visit your blogs for a while, but I’ll try to catch up tomorrow (today is already too late to continue...

Annie,You’re right. Those few who still live there (it’s said that roughly 70% of the houses in Provence are only open in August, but this may be a little – just a little exaggeration) just hordes of tourists; in particular in summer...

Cuckoo,Thanks. Guida (it’s the short name for Margarida) also thanks for the compliment. Provence is as full of history as of tourists; but its beauty is unbeatable.

Peter,It was too windy to get up there to Mont Ventoux; but we circled around and had a nice view of it. Guida thanks your kind regards.

Moi,Oppède le Vieux is another fantastic village; actually all the Luberon villages are absolutely gorgeous!

Shionge,That’s the advantage of visiting Provence in late May; you’re almost alone yet!Don’t know where to go, because can only be out for one week/ten days… maybe Greece, Turkey, Sardinia or Corsica. Unless, I decided to head to Iceland, but September might be too late...

Neva,Thanks also for your comments; they’re much appreciated. Guida says hello to you also.

Steve,That was a huge task to scan all those pictures for the 70s, 80s and 90s blogs... But was also rewarding to remember and re-live all those days; the New Orleans experience, for example, was unbeatable.

Lv2,Thanks. You’re right; walking up the hill was not an easy task!

Sally,Ok; noted the Tanunda/Chunder; we’ll stay with Chateauneuf du Pape for a while, and then the other Cotes I named... Your treat!

Ash,The churches are quite nice, but difficult to compare with your Goan pictures!

Marie,Hope you find that friend soon to get you to the Luberon; it’s astonishingly beautiful and you’re so close...

Niki-chan,So you like Albert Camus. Good taste! The Stranger, the Plague or the Fall, which do you prefer?

Dsole,Nice to have you back! No, Lacoste the village is related to the Marquis de Sade, who owned a castle there; now it is in the hands of Pierre Cardin. The village has nothing to do with the Lacoste shirts, a brand started in 1933 with the then retired tennis champion René Lacoste...Me costó saber que la lluvia te atrapó; pero te decía para venir al sur; l’Algarve estuvo magnifico, con calor no exagerado y una luna llena espléndida...Saludos. Voy a visitar tu blog logo que tenga un poquito de tiempo; mañana, que ahora es tiempo de dormir!

Seeing your banner, I checked Chile on your list and got it confirmed that you - of course - had been there also!! I'm soon heading for Peru / Bolivia, but could not find them on your list (surprise!), so you have no good advice to give?

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